Blockchain technology is steadily gaining traction in the financial world. Australia’s top 3 banks aim to use blockchain to reduce the risk of fraud as well as digitize bank guarantees. On Thursday, in a significant development, the top 3 banks in Australia stated, they have agreed to partner with IBM and with the Scentre Group…
Both EE and Vodafone have shunned Huawei equipment in Britain. However, Vodafone launched its service with Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 handsets along with Samsung S10 5G. In a significant development, Vodafone launched its 5G network in 7 British cities with unlimited high speed data plans without any premium rates. The development comes midst Deutsche Telekom…
Facebook was fined since it had presented incorrect data on its transporency report on illegal content on its social media platform. In a significant development, German authorities have fined levied a fine of $2.26 million (2 million euros) on Facebook for providing a “distorted picture of the amount of illegal content on the social media…
The deal has multiple synergies that bode well for Exabeam. Exabeam, a California-based cybersecurity firm stated it has acquired Israeli cloud application security company SkyFormation for an undisclosed amount. The financial details of the acquisition are yet to be disclosed. Exabeam’s first acquisition follows its recent $75 million funding round. The deal will enable Exabeam…
The deal is aimed at expanding Axel Springer’s growth strategy through targeted online job recruitment advertisements. Axel Springer, a German publisher stated, Stepstone, its jobs portal, had acquired a 85% stake in Appcast for around $79 million. Appcast is a U.S. tech company that specializes in programmatic advertising. Programmatic advertising uses automation to serve job…
Tesla has now revised the charge and thermal management settings on Model S and Model X vehicles through an OTA update. On Friday, Electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc stated, following its investigation into one of its car catching fire in Shanghai, it has concluded that a single battery module caused the car to catch fire.…
Spotify, Apple’s rival, has 100 million subscribers. Apple Inc has stated, its online music streaming service has garnered more than 60 million subscribers. Industry leader, Spotify Technology SA, has 100 million premium subscribers. The disclosure made by Apple’s senior vice president of services, Eddy Cue, was confirmed by Apple’s spokesman. Since May 2018, Apple had…
The Vsmart phones will be made at a factory in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, and will be sold in the EU and European markets from April 2020. On Friday, Vietnam’s biggest-listed firm by market value, Vingroup JSC stated it had signed a deal with Qualcomm and with a unit of Japan’s Fujitsu Ltd, to produce 5G…
Toshiba’s NAND flash memory plant will resume full production from mid-July. On Friday, Toshiba Memory Corp, the world’s second-biggest NAND flash memory producer stated its plant in central Japan will resume full production by mid-July. Toshiba had partially suspended the plant on June 15, following a brief power outage in the region. The suspension also…
Medtronic’s is not aware of any confirmed reports of patients coming to harm because of the cybersecurity risks. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned, certain insulin pumps made by Medtronic Plc, are being recalled due to their potential risk of being hacked. The FDA said, as of now, they are not aware…
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